Melinda Clarke teases 'Nikita' character

Melinda Clarke has claimed that her Nikita character is a "master manipulator".

The actress plays Amanda, a powerful woman in the mysterious Division agency which trained Nikita (Maggie Q) and which is now home to Alex (Lyndsy Fonseca).

Speaking to Zap2It, Clarke admitted that she does not know the full nature of Amanda's history.

"I can only assume that Amanda 20 years ago was in the same position that maybe Alex was in," she said. "However, there's all kinds of back stories we can come up with. Maybe she's the one who actually runs Division - who knows?"

Clarke added that the other characters should be afraid of Amanda, saying: "I don't think anyone who works at Division wants to be on the wrong side of Amanda. Nobody wants to be on the wrong side of Amanda.

"We should assume that she's a master manipulator, she's a psychologist. She can probably get anything and everything out of somebody and also brainwash them."